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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Crutch \Crutch\ (kr[ucr]ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crutches} (-[ecr]z). [OE. crucche, AS. crycc, cricc; akin to D. kruk, G. kr[uum]cke, Dan. krykke, Sw. krycka, and to E. crook. See {Crook}, and cf. {Cricket} a low stool.] 1. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking. I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other. --Shak. Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone. --H. Smith. 2. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider. 3. (Naut.) (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber. (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See {Crotch}. | |
